The Internet provides people with the tools to be more productive, but what do you do when the number of those tools actually start making things more complicated? The answer is to integrate them. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
When you signed up for Facebook countless years ago, your posts defaulted to public until you changed your privacy settings. In a new commitment to privacy, Facebook will now set the default for new users—if there are any people left in the world without Facebook accounts—to friends-only. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
Social media has a reputation—well deserved, we should note—for being a bit of a waste of time. Case in point: A 2012 survey from Salary.com found that 64 percent of employees visited non-work related websites every day during working hours, and 61 percent of employees said they spent over an hour a week on personal web usage. The number one time waster? Facebook, visited by 41 percent of those users. (LinkedIn was second, at 37 percent, which probably explains a lot about why so many are killing time on Facebook.) Get some tips on this article from PCWorld.com
Travelogues are fun to look at but a pain to create. Especially, if you have carried back tons of vacation photos and videos. Google has launched Google+ Stories as part of Google+ that automatically stitches your photos, videos and the places you visited into an easily viewable travel slideshow. Google+ Stories will get to work when you return from your vacation and also include your location history and the geotags in photos to help you, family, and friends travel through the enjoyable experiences again. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
Surface head Panos Panay bounced around the stage at Microsoft’s Surface event on Tuesday, bubbling over with enthusiasm as he detailed the Surface Pro 3’s sleekness and power and fancy-pants digitizer pen. And why shouldn’t he? The Surface Pro 3 is clearly the Surface that Panay and his crew has dreamed of building ever since Microsoft decided to leap feet-first into the mobile hardware game. Check this article from PCWorld.com
Job hunting can be tough, and interviews can be painfully nerve-wracking. Some companies have begun interviewing candidates using Skype. As fun as it may sound, it’s still frustratingly difficult to perfect. If you’re preparing for a Skype or video interview, it won’t hurt to research the company and prepare yourself by understanding the company you’d be working for. Then follow these tips to ensure a smooth interview. Get some tips on this article from MakeUseOf.com
If you are an eBay user, then change your passwords immediately. That is the message coming from eBay headquarters, who are facing the embarrassment of having a database hacked and users’ encrypted passwords stolen. Check out why on this article from MakeUseOf.com